Senior Finance Manager - Technical Accounting
About The Position
Our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, collaborative accounting professional who enjoys working independently and with high levels of responsibility to join our team. The Technical Accounting team applies complex accounting rules to unique transactions and is responsible for delivering holistic accounting conclusions for complex arrangements and deals. This Senior Finance Manager - Technical Accounting will be responsible for documenting and providing accounting conclusions for complex accounting transactions with a focus on treasury related topics, such as financial instruments, derivatives and hedging. This Senior Finance Manager - Technical Accounting role offers an opportunity to closely partner with business and finance teams across the company and work with a team of experienced technical accounting professionals. This Senior Finance Manager - Technical Accounting position requires a collaborative and motivated individual who enjoys working with people to deeply understand the business strategy and related processes.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 3+ years accounting, controllership or finance experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 4+ years accounting, controllership or finance experience OR equivalent experience
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 6+ years accounting, controllership or finance experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 8+ years accounting, controllership or finance experience OR equivalent experience.
- Professional accounting certification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent.
- Proficient US GAAP knowledge and experience, including experience with derivative accounting.
- Experience in software/technology industry.
Responsibilities
- Consult on technical accounting areas such as financial instruments, stock compensation, and other projects and consultations.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Energy, Treasury, Tax, and Operations on new arrangements and programs, ensuring US GAAP compliance.
- Bring together experts across teams to evaluate the holistic accounting implications of complex deals and partnerships.
- Document accounting positions and memos for complex accounting topics in simple and clear style and be a liaison with external auditors and valuation experts.
- Provide expertise on special projects and other ad hoc requests.
- Act as a resource for various cross-group initiatives.
- Monitor standard setting, assess the impact on Microsoft and work with teams to make necessary changes to policies and controls as appropriate.
- Maintain deep and broad knowledge of GAAP and related accounting guidance.
- Identify potential gaps and risks; propose solutions and work across teams to execute.
- Identify, evaluate, and legerage techonogy in performing responsibilites.
- Demonstrate speed and urgency and adapt to evolvingbusiness priorities.
- Embody our culture and values
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
